Dar no couro

English translation: still have lead in one\'s pencil

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Portuguese term or phrase:Dar no couro
English translation:still have lead in one\'s pencil
Entered by: Humberto Ribas

16:15 Jul 19, 2007
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / common parlance
Portuguese term or phrase: Dar no couro
Dar no couro: be still sexually active; still able to satisfy a woman in bed
Humberto Ribas
Brazil
Local time: 09:59
still have lead in one's pencil
Explanation:
Another option

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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-07-19 18:36:03 GMT)
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Rod's still got lead in his pencil
by Roger VanstonePowerNetworker on 1-Jun-05 3:14pm
Rod Stewart is to become a father again at 60.
www.ecademy.com/node.php?id=48615
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lexical
Spain
Local time: 13:59
Grading comment
you done it, thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2still have lead in one's pencil
lexical
4successfully have sex
Michael Powers (PhD)
4great in bed
Susy Ordaz
4get it up
jack_speak


  

Answers


35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
successfully have sex


Explanation:
DOC] DicionárioFile Format: Microsoft Word - View as HTML
Dicionário. de. Sergipanês. A. A BOCA FALOU! O CU PAGOU! ..... DAR NO COURO ==> Conseguir fazer sexo. DAR PARTE DE ==> Delatar. Denunciar. ...
www.asmp.mp.se.gov.br/docs/artigos-juridicos/dicionario.doc - Similar pages - Note this


Mike :)

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Note added at 38 mins (2007-07-19 16:54:38 GMT)
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Ogrices- [ Translate this page ]... monótonas, sem graça, e o maridão/esposa não deve dar no couro faz tempo, ..... Pequeno dicionário amoroso:. “Consultoria de Recrutamento” – empresa que ...
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Totalmente sem-noção- [ Translate this page ]Eis um trecho da definição encontrada por mim em um site especializado: “É uma ave ...... lá da novela Laços de Família precisa de viagra para dar no couro. ...
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needing Viagra to have sex, and the one before, the husband and wife, in a monotomous relationship, probably have not had sex in quite a while

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 08:59
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 60
Notes to answerer
Asker: thanks a lot fo the dictionary, Mike

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
great in bed


Explanation:
great in bed
another great option.....

Susy Ordaz
Local time: 12:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
still have lead in one's pencil


Explanation:
Another option

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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-07-19 18:36:03 GMT)
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Rod's still got lead in his pencil
by Roger VanstonePowerNetworker on 1-Jun-05 3:14pm
Rod Stewart is to become a father again at 60.
www.ecademy.com/node.php?id=48615


lexical
Spain
Local time: 13:59
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
you done it, thanks
Notes to answerer
Asker: Man, I reckon you could get two answers right. Great job. Anyway, let's wait for 24 hours, shall we?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rhandler: Great!
20 mins
  -> thanks

agree  Carla Queiro (X)
1 hr
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
get it up


Explanation:
não dá mais no couro = can't get it up any more

jack_speak
Local time: 08:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
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